VTDigger.org: Racine, Dunne support universal health care
March 1, 2010
By Steve Cormier
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“Well I think it’s better to be talking to folks than waving to them for an afternoon,” said Doug Racine, who took questions at the front of the room for the remaining hour-and-a-half.
The other Democratic candidates – Secretary of State Deborah Markowitz, Senate President Pro Tempore Peter Shumlin and Sen. Susan Bartlett – were notably absent.
As was the Republican candidate for governor, Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie, who was also a no-show—however, his campaign managed to make an appearance. A Dubie staffer was on hand to record the action with a video camera.
“Brian Dubie has been ducking every event that has been held,” said Racine, as he registered his disappointment that the lieutenant governor had sent staffers out instead of attending himself.
The Orleans County Progressive Party Caucus set up the afternoon event to draw candidates to the far northeastern corner of Vermont, which organizers said is often overlooked.
Dunne and Racine covered many subjects lightly — and the big issue of the day turned out to be health care, perhaps in response to the presence of several attendees who were members of the Vermont Worker’s Center “Health Care Is A Human Right Campaign.”
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